I was playing around in Creative with saplings when I stumbled upon this bug.
Tried to Bone Meal a sapling on plowed Grass/Dirt and it just wouldn't grow even after 50 (relative term) spams of Bone Meal.
Video: http://youtu.be/TdazB4AOETE
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I was using this "bug" as a feature for decoration and landscaping. I would like to know how I could reopen this and request mojang to reverse it for those of us that like to use it for aesthetic purposes. I'm a bit late to the party because I just recently updated to 1.8 and just found out about this site. I would also like to know why this "bug" is such a problem?
Duplicate of MC-4482, please use the search function to see if your bug has already been submitted. Currently over 57% of tickets are being resolved as duplicate.